Thread: Missus is going to the Mahindra Dealer on Friday, Anyone got a 130 PLEASE!!

There is one on the facebook page. It looks like it's had a thorough going over.

Not cheap but you get what you pay for with TDIs.

Even has proper a/c...

Available from approximately 14th March
130 dual cab Defender.
$30,000
Will take 2003/04 Disco 2 td5, auto as part trade.
I am receiving a drive car for work and I have just received some very unfortunate news regarding my family. Unfortunately I need to find some money.
H.S 2.8 tgv engine. Was brand new crate engine 100,000 kms ago
Full exchanged reco R380 gearbox and 1.4 transfer case.
Custom built heavy duty clutch by NPC.
Allisport intercooler.
Silicone hoses.
Custom Aussie deserts copper radiator.
Dyno tuned.
Front and rear ARB air lockers.
Air compressor behind rear seat.
Hi tuff axels and flanges.
Front double Cardin drive shaft
Custom 3 inch rear drive shaft with 1310 Unis
3 inch mandrel bent dump pipe and exhaust is 3 inch too.
As many gauges as an aeroplane.
15000 lbs hydraulic winch with 25 ltr oil tank and maxi drive PTO clutch.
315 75 16 inch tyres.
Dynamic rims.
Flat dog flares.
Davis Brown long range sill tank and standard tank approx 170ltrs.
Tough Dog rtc steering dampner
Long travel flexi coils giving approx 1.5 inch lift.
Apt +50mm front shock towers, h/d rings with Tf +5 shocks.
Rear Tf pin top mounts, Amada xtreme remote res shocks and extended bump stops.
Long brake lines.
Apt adjustable panhard rod.
Maxi drive track rod.
Maxi drive drag link.
Superior engineering super flex radius arms with super pro bushes.
New roof mounted air conditioning system that's double the cooling capacity of the standard a/c. There is 4 vents in an over head console so everyone gets their own vent.
3xm fiberglass canopy.
Dual batteries.
Heaps of insulation in the cabin. $900 just in materials.
Every bush and ball joint has been replaced.
New brake booster.
New clutch slave
New clutch master
New h/d clutch fork.
Front swivel hubs completely rebuilt.
Just fitted full timing belt kit with all new pulleys.
New auxiliary belt.
The list goes on and on but you get the idea. I'm receiving a work vehicle in 2 weeks and there has been very unfortunate news in my family. I need some cash but will accept a 2003/4 disco 2 TD5 auto as a part trade.
This car owes me well beyond $30k just in parts.
Please don't make this any harder for me than it already is with stupid offers or comments.
Thank you.

sounds like it will be a good pik-up

The Mahindra dealer will return your calls. They'll be wanting to get rid of another one of those

Steane,..."As many guages as an aeroplane" Lol!! ..absolute classic,....never heard that one before!!
Pickles.

30k is a lot for an 18+ yo tdi but what are your chances of finding a good low k one when you are struggling to find one at all ?

Originally Posted by loanrangie

30k is a lot for an 18+ yo tdi but what are your chances of finding a good low k one when you are struggling to find one at all ?

I missed a few right at the beginning of my search with 220,000km on them, by I buggered about too long arranging checks etc as they where interstate. There seems to be two groups of 300 tdi out there, low ish km well looked after and buggered very high km ones, it is the latter that seems to be coming up for sale recently. When I started looking I knew there was really one ore or two a week that came up, but I was in no hurry to get what I wanted, but my F truck is rebelling, the list of stuff that needs attention is growing and the fuel tank has just sprang a leak just to add to my woes. The missus Nissan has very high km on it and it blows a lot of smoke and also has issues starting. She needs to do a lot of trips to Townsville in the next months due to meetings and arranging the Queens (shooting comp). She wont drive my Land Rover (thankfully as she is clumsy .com ) so we need another reliable car quick. I was hoping by now to have found a good 130 for around 12k with the intention of redoing gearbox, transfer and over hauling engine and everything else slowly over the next couple of years, but hopefully the basic truck would be reliable enough to be used right away. I considered spending up to 20k if a resto had mostly been done with receipts, but 30k is really a lot of money, it would have to be a stunning car and I would still have to convince my missus which could be interesting..
Chris

Originally Posted by cafe latte

Still I am rather uncomfortable spending 30k on a used car with 100,000 on it no matter how good it is. It might be even harder to convince my missus...
I would not mind speaking to this seller, but deep inside I would rather do up one myself using a good low km one, that way the spend is not all in one go.
Chris

It's a 20 year old car, you aren't likely to find a low km one, not given it's a commercial vehicle. I'm sure there is the odd one or two out there but being in the market when one comes on the market will just be the stars aligning.

I would also take anything that is on a TDI odometer with a grain of salt. They are known for failing, and are easily swapped when they do. It's not like a modern car where there is effort involved in arranging a mileage "haircut".

I could have my TDI showing 30,000kms if I want. It's on it's third speedo in the 5 years I've owned it, and when I went to the electronic one I chose to be good and have it set at the correct mileage. Choice was mine though.

Mileage is irrelevant IMO. It's what's been done to it and how it's been looked after that counts. I'd happily buy one with a million clicks on it if it was in good condition and there were receipts for recent rebuilds of the major items.

I drove past this on my way home this evening.
It's a fair way from you though, in Hoppers Crossing outside Melbourne.
The car yard is called Railway Motors 03 9742 3999

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